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A propensity score-matched analysis demonstrates reduced incisional hernia rates after barbed suture use in colorectal surgery, suggesting improved surgical closure techniques.
Continuous barbed fascial closure was associated with a significantly lower IH incidence after minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery without increasing infectious complications. These findings support the effectiveness of a barbed-continuous closure strategy for midline extraction incisions.
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